is a

One-Star Center
What is Step Up to Quality?
It is a voluntary quality rating system for early care and
education centers. These centers can earn a 1-2-or 3-star rating by meeting
the quality benchmarks for the State of Ohio. Inspections are held every
year.
One-Star Centers have the following (minimum) teacher / child ratios:
●
Infants 0-12 months – 1
to 5
WSCCC ratio 6 wks – 18 months: 1
to 4
● Toddlers
12-28 months: 1 to 7
18-36
months: 2 to 11
WSCCC ratio 18-36 months: 1 to 7
● Preschoolers
36-48 months: 1 TO 13
48-60
months: 1 to 13
WSCCC
48-60 months: 2 to 20 (2-16 for majority of the day)
●
School-Agers
5-11 years: 1 to 17
WSCCC ratio 5 years: 1 to 12
6-11 years: 1 to 15
• Teachers and the administrator participate in 4 hours of child
development training per year, above licensing requirements. This shows
a commitment to expanding their knowledge and skills in order to improve your
child’s education.
• Teachers are familiar with Ohio’s Early Learning Content Standards.
This means they know what children are expected to know and be able to do when
they enter kindergarten.
• The center provides at least one employee benefit. This means program
employees are valued which in turn reduces staff turnover. WSCCC offers three:
paid vacation, personal days & health care.
To learn more about Step Up to Quality, click below:
http://www.occrra.org/stepup.htm